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Sep '01 - Mono Lake

We took Turtle up to camp at June Lake and also visted Mono Lake, a really interesting and beautiful spot ... and brought along our friend Lee and our son Mark. We took our new kayak out in the lake, amongst the black flies (which are incredibly numerous but NEVER come into contact with people! very amazing).
Our great campsite at June lake
Our great campsite at June lake		 Looking down on Mono Lake
Looking down on Mono Lake		 View of the tufas (calcium formations)
View of the tufas (calcium formations)		 Looking towards Mono along the dirt road
Looking towards Mono along the dirt road		 Tufas with several gulls
Tufas with several gulls
They look like sand castles!
They look like sand castles!		 Some are really gnarly
Some are really gnarly		 The black flies!
The black flies!		 Cynthia, as usual, is birding
Cynthia, as usual, is birding		 Twin towers
Twin towers
They form under the lake and appear as it recedes
They form under the lake and appear as it recedes		 They are really cool ... too bad it's actually not good that the lake has receded
They are really cool ... too bad it's actually not good that the lake has receded		 Wandering amongst the tufas by kayak
Wandering amongst the tufas by kayak		 Pretty with mountains in the background
Pretty with mountains in the background		 More tufas
More tufas
Another set of twin towers
Another set of twin towers		 Black bird (they were all over)
Black bird (they were all over)		 Nice tufa
Nice tufa		 Sage Thrasher! (a new life bird for us)
Sage Thrasher! (a new life bird for us)		 A dust devil! (and view of volcanic hills)
A dust devil! (and view of volcanic hills)
OK, so I TOLD YOU there were a lot of black flies
OK, so I TOLD YOU there were a lot of black flies		 But as you move your hand towards them, they all move away
But as you move your hand towards them, they all move away		 Lee, Cyn and Mark
Lee, Cyn and Mark		 This is the life!
This is the life!		 Mark and Lee, kayaking amongst the tufas
Mark and Lee, kayaking amongst the tufas
Dead weed
Dead weed

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